HOUSTON — Dwight Howard looms over the Houston Rockets’ arena these days. A massive picture of him adorns Toyota Center’s entrance off Polk Street and La Branch Street. Another photo of him decorates the arena’s parking garage.
But on Wednesday night, he...

HOUSTON — Don't be surprised if the Orlando Magic repeatedly send Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard to the free-throw line when the teams play Sunday night at Toyota Center.
Howard has made 55.3 percent of his free-throw attempts this season and is...

HOUSTON — For his 28th birthday on Sunday, Dwight Howard received a gift from the NBA’s schedule-makers: a game against his struggling former team, the Orlando Magic.
The Houston Rockets and Howard weren’t sharp, but they didn’t need to be, not against...

WHERE: Toyota Center, Houston.
BROADCAST: TV — Fox Sports Florida. RADIO — 96.5 FM and 580 AM (WDBO). SPANISH BROADCAST — elorlandomagic.com.
THE BUZZ: This is the second game of the Magic's five-game road trip, and they'll face a Rockets team that is...

The three best bets Sunday night are dramas, all at 9. “Downton Abbey” concludes its season with two hours on PBS' “Masterpiece.” AMC's “The Walking Dead” continues its high-rated season with leadership problems for the surv

HOUSTON Toyota Center patrons appear certain of it, judging by the chants that cascaded down from the upper sections during Friday's 120-110 victory over the Timberwolves. Rockets guard James Harden, league MVP? Harden made the case for...

HOUSTON Another night, another horrific 3-point shooting night for the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons were 6-for-29 from 3-point range Friday in a 103-93 loss to the Houston Rockets. The Rockets used an 18-0 run that started late in the third...

James Harden has been putting up MVP-caliber numbers all season for the Houston Rockets. Given the chance to go head to head with one of his biggest competitors for the award, Harden and the Rockets came out on top. Harden scored 33 points and Cleveland...

What transpired here Wednesday night could hardly be called a playoff preview, even though the Clippers and Houston Rockets are currently aligned to meet in the first round.
The Rockets were missing starters Dwight Howard and Patrick Beverley, both of...

Saturday night could have been a home game for Chris Bosh at the Toyota Center. And based on where the Houston Rockets stand, Bosh might have found himself in a better place.
Instead, Bosh opted in the wake of LeBron James' July free-agency departure...

A look at the starting lineups, inactives, referees and a pregame note of note for Saturday's 8 p.m. game between the Heat and Rockets at the Toyota Center (TV: Sun Sports. Radio: 790-AM, 104.3-FM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM-Spanish), with Josh Smith removed from...

Observations from Saturday's 115-79 loss to the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center:
-- This was a game best watched without a sound system . . . or sight system.
-- The reality is this Heat team simply cannot compete against a team of a certain level....

This time the third-quarter collapse was an afterthought for the Miami Heat. It was trumped by their second-quarter collapse.
Allowing 38 second-quarter points, the Heat went into the intermission down 12 and basically that was that in a 115-79 loss...

Dwight Howard sat out because of a strained knee, immediately eliminating a captivating part of Wednesday's game.
Nobody called anybody “soft.” No wild elbows flew. The referees didn't have to separate anybody.
But with Dwight vs. Kobe Bryant off the...

HOUSTON -- The Lakers tried their best, chasing Dwight Howard and his associates wherever he went, but ultimately failed.
That was last summer. Not Thursday night.
The Lakers lost a 19-point lead but then rallied to beat Howard and the Houston...

Dwight Howard's deciding factor to join the Houston Rockets instead of return to the Los Angeles Lakers came down to new teammate Chandler Parsons.
Yep, the 6-foot-9 sharpshooter was relentless in requesting that the All-Star center and former...

Miley Cyrus' tour bus caught fire Monday night and was destroyed.
Well, that's one way to go out with a bang.
The "Wrecking Ball" singer and her caravan were en route from the Houston leg of her over-the-top Bangerz tour at the Toyota...